Infinera's Fast Shared Mesh Protection Restores Multiple Fiber Cuts in Under 50ms

Infinera introduced a hardware-based implementation of Shared Mesh Protection, an emerging industry standard that ensures network resiliency with protection against multiple failures while simultaneously lowering costs by eliminating the need to provision backup links for every live connection. Infinera's new FastSMP leverages a purpose-built, FastSMP acceleration processor on every line card of its DTN-X platform. This enables recovery from...

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Coriant Makes its Debut

Coriant, the new optical transport company originating with Nokia Siemens Networks' Optical Networks business unit, is making its public debut at this week's OFC/NFOEC event in Anaheim, California. In December 2012, Marlin Equity Partners agreed to acquire and privatize the Optical Networks business unit of Nokia Siemens Networks.  The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2013. Coriant, which will be headquartered in Munich, Germany,...

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Vitesse’s Intellisec Extends MACsec Networkwide

Vitesse Semiconductor introduced Intellisec, a patent-pending means of extending IEEE 802.1AE MACsec encryption end-to-end over any network, including multi-operator and cloud-based networks, independent of the network’s awareness of security protocols. Traditionally, MACsec has been implemented link by link, making it difficult to deploy in service provider networks where latency over multi-hop connections becomes an issue. Vitesse's Intellisec...

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Juniper Unveils PTX3000 Packet Transport Router

Juniper Networks unveiled a smaller version of its PTX packet transport router for the converged super core, which allows network operators to converge their networks from nationwide backbones down to the metro core. Since introducing the PTX platform two years ago, Juniper said it has 20 cutomers, including the London Internet Exchange, Optus Australia, Verizon and XO Communications. The product family also includes the PTX5000, which uses a...

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Pacnet Deploys Infinera's DTN-X Platform

Pacnet, a leading provider of integrated network and technology solutions in the Asia-Pacific region, has deployed the Infinera DTN-X platform, featuring 500G long-haul super-channels. The DTN-X platform enables Pacnet to deliver 100 Gbps services.  The deployment is believed to be the largest regional deployment of 100 Gbps technology to date. Financial terms were not disclosed. Pacnet owns and operates EAC and C2C, Asia’s leading state-of-the-art...

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CenturyLink Deploys 100G with Ciena

CenturyLink is deploying Ciena's 6500 Packet-Optical Platform with WaveLogic coherent optical technology to modernize and upgrade its network that spans more than 50 metropolitan locations across the United States. The upgrade allows CenturyLink to offer 1GE, 10GE, 100GE and equivalent wavelengths.  The 6500 platform will also offer integrated packet switching which gives CenturyLink agility in the delivery of groomed Ethernet services to...

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Ericsson and STMicroelectronics to Split Up Joint Venture

Ericsson and STMicroelectronics agreed to split up their joint venture, ST-Ericsson. Key points: Ericsson will take on the design, development and sales of the LTE multimode thin modem products, including 2G, 3G and 4G multimode ST will take on the existing ST-Ericsson products, other than LTE multimode thin modems, and related business as well as certain assembly and test facilities Starting the close down of the remaining parts of ST-Ericsson The...

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AppliedMicro Intros Standalone OTN Processor with Encryption

AppliedMicro introduced a standalone OTN processor that can be used to enable 10 x 10G line cards for OTN cross connect and Packet-Optical Transport System (P-OTS) applications. The new TPO215 processor delivers advanced framing, mapping and multiplexing, while supporting 10 x 10G channels for a total capacity of 100G.  The device, which is part of the company's portfolio of "SoftSilicon" OTN processors, makes use of the partial reconfiguration...

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Westell to Acquire Kentrox for $30 Million

Westell Technologies agreed to acquire and Kentrox for $30 million in cash. Kentrox provides monitoring, management and control of remote sites, such as cell sites and towers. Its customers include major wireless and fixed-line telecommunications carriers, tower providers, cable and broadband network providers, utility companies, and enterprises. The company had revenues of approximately $29 million for the 12 months ended December 31, 2012. "Kentrox...

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TeliaSonera Goes International with 100G

 TeliaSonera International Carrier (TSIC) announced the activation of 100G across its North American network, connecting 23 cities across the continent.  This add to the company's 100G European network, which stretches from Madrid to Moscow. “We own and operate our own global fiber backbone. This lets us deploy the technology required to build a future-enabled network. For our wholesale customers, 100G means the ability to scale up...

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